3 becomes 2

Our box is no longer complete. One member has taken off on the adventure of his lifetime and we won't see him until the 21st of March. Of course I'm referring to Dusty, who is currently in a quarantine station in Melbourne!

We took Dusty over to the vet at Itaewon on Tuesday where he spent the night before being taken to the airport on Wednesday morning. He's not a big fan of car travel and threw up three times on the way there, poor thing! He was feeling pretty seedy by the time we arrived but some crisp, fresh air soon perked him up and we took him inside to meet Sohee, who would be transporting him to the airport. After a brief chat, Sohee gestured towards a closed door and told us that Dusty would be spending the night in there. Unfortunately, there were already three dogs "in there" kicking up a terrible din, and we knew Dusty would not be pleased about the situation. The door was opened and a baby gate behind it was holding back a very rambunctious golden retriever puppy along with two other noisy little dogs. I leaned over the gate and hesitantly placed Dusty on the ground. This did not sit well with our boy who immediately decided he was not staying there, thank you very much, and he promptly leaped straight up and into Luke's and my arms. At that point we felt it pertinent to warn Sohee of Dusty's speed and jumping abilities! After that, Sohee tried a more gradual introduction process and she told me later the following night that it was much more successful.

So, it was time to say goodbye and it was a tearful farewell on my part. There were a couple of anxious nights spent worrying about our little one, but now we know that he has arrived safe and sound, we are just plain excited! We can still remember the day we decided we were keeping him, we both knew we just couldn't leave him behind it was just a matter of saying this out loud to each other. Dusty was already doing so well when we decided we wanted to keep him rather than just foster him, but once we made this decision his personality started to shine through even more. It was uncanny, I swear he knew exactly what was going on! Since we've had him he's gone from being scared of his water bowl and hiding under the kitchen table to walking off the lead and jumping up on the bed for cuddles in the morning. And now he's made it to Australia and I must say we're bit jealous-the lucky sod beat us home! But, soon the three from the box will be reunited and Dusty will be introduced to the wonders of an Australian backyard, bones and wide, sandy beaches.

Dusty on the second night we had him

Dusty frolicking in the snow shortly before leaving Korea

Lucy